Divide et Impera is a total overhaul of Rome 2 that seeks to provide a challenging, historically accurate, realistic experience of the ancient world and warfare.
Roman Pretorian Guard
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This is Roman Pretorian Guard, currently included in DeI 0.6.
didn't the praetorian guard use purple ?
I'm pretty sure nobody will ever really know unless time travel becomes a possibility and with the laws of physics and all i dn't think that will ever happen so we'll have to deal with what we get
Undyed wool is typically a natural off-white color, thus requiring no effort to obtain nor maintain its homely shade. However, the pigment required to produce red dyed wool would have been more expensive and harder to procure in quantity. Red tunics would help to distinguish centurions in battle, and even conceal bloodstains. Purple, a traditionally royal hue requiring a frightfully expensive dye, seems most likely to have been reserved for the Emperor and his family. No evidence survives for use of other colors, although the possibility of BLUE and green tunics cannot be ruled out.
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